INCIDENT PAGE

Fatal Fire On Detroit’s West Side

Detroit’s West Side: Detroit Fire’s 4th Battalion battled an occupied dwelling fire in the 14800 block of St Marys early Friday morning. An 83 year old male died in the blaze.

Detroit Fire’s 4th Battalion was dispatched to the scene at around 230AM Friday morning. Ladder Truck 25, the first company to make the scene, notified Central Dispatch that the 2nd story of a 2 story dwelling was on fire.

Detroit Fire’s Ladder 25 found the deceased in an upstairs bedroom, identified at the time as a Code 7, deceased.

Officials believe the fire’s origin may have stemmed from careless smoking. Reports also indicate the victim was on oxygen. No one else was injured in the fire.

Family Finds Body Of Missing 20 Year Old

Detroit’s West Side: A body found on the roof of a vacant dwelling today is reportedly a missing 20 year old Detroit man, Drevon Johnson.

Mr Johnson had been missing since December 16th 2018.

Detroit Police were called to the vacant dwelling in the 15700 block of Lesure early in the afternoon of January 17, 2019. Mr Johnson’s family made the discovery while searching vacant houses in the neighborhood.

Lesure St On Detroit’s West Side

Mr Johnson lived on the same street his body was found on and amazingly, was found in the last place he was seen. A friend of Johnson told his family members she heard shots coming from the house Mr Johnson was in, but never investigated.

Unable to reach or remove Mr Johnson’s body, the Detroit Police Department asked the Detroit Fire Department to assist in its recovery.

Detroit Fire’s 4th Battalion Chief 4, Ladder Truck 25 and Squad 1 were dispatched and Ladder 25 used its aerial platform to remove the young man’s body from the roof.

A cause of death has not been determined and the Detroit Police are investigating.

Gaylord Regional Airport

Gaylord, Michigan – A twin engine Cessna airplane was forced to make an emergency landing at Gaylord Regional Airport this afternoon at about 4:20 PM after the pilot learned the front landing gear wouldn’t deploy.

The pilot was the only one aboard, and was unharmed. The plane suffered some damage.

The FAA has been contacted, and MSP is handling the incident report. EMS and Otsego Deputies were also on hand during the landing.

Detroit: January 16/17 2019 – Shots rang out in several areas of Detroit Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning. 3 shootings were recorded, 2 on Detroit’s west side and 1 in the east. Thankfully, it ‘appears’ that all three were non-fatal.

Pembroke & Faust Shooting

Detroit’s West Side: DPD Scouts responded to Pembroke & Faust last night on reports of a shooting. Officer’s found a victim with a GSW and Detroit EMS conveyed the victim to a local hospital.

Details were hard to come by on this one, but Detroit PD’s evidence techs were dispatched to the scene for a non-fatal shooting.

Coyle & Puritan Shooting

Detroit’s West Side: The second shooting took place in the area of Coyle & Puritan.

The victim was privately conveyed to Providence Hospital in Southfield. There, the victim told investigating officers that the shooting took place in the area of Coyle & Puritan.

Harding & E Warren Shooting

The third shooting took place in the 5th Precinct, Detroit’s east side. A 911 caller stated that his son had been shot in the 4500 block of Harding. Arriving officer’s found the victim with a GSW and reported a “good shooting” to dispatch.

‘Good Shooting” is just a term DPD uses to identify a confirmed shooting, that’s all it is, no shooting is a good shooting.